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A spokesperson for Brake said: “Speed cameras exist to save lives, and protect road users. Breaking the speed limit, or travelling too fast for conditions, is a contributory factor in more than one in four crashes in the UK, and at higher speeds, crashes are far more likely to be fatal.

“Evidence shows that speed cameras provide a vital deterrent to dangerous and selfish drivers, although it is important that they are accompanied by sufficient levels of police on our roads to act as a visual deterrent.”

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You can get caught for going to fast on a horse or a bicycle - FALSE

It’s highly unlikely a horse-rider would trigger a speed camera, but a bicycle could reach speed the speed but should always follow the laws of road and travel safety, states Brake - theres no way of charging anyone not in/on a motorised form of transport.

Not all speed cameras are switched on - TRUE

Freedom of Information Acts have revealed some of Britain’s speed cameras aren’t functional, there is just no way of knowing which ones are and aren’t.

10% of the speed limit plus 2mph to get caught - FALSE... to an extent

The camera will trigger for being just 1mph over the speed limit within a camera zone, however the National Police Chief’s Council rarely prosecute a driver unless they’re 10% plus 2mph over the zone’s limit.

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